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the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Hague
properNoun
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A town in New York
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A city in North Dakota
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A town in Saskatchewan
appeal
Noun
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An appeal is a strong or official request.
In an emotional appeal, Sevan asked the two groups to stop the fighting.
But as the problems in Iraq deepen, America may appeal directly to Iran for help.
The school launched an appeal to raise money for the new library.
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An appeal is a request for an earlier decision to be changed, especially in law.
Her application was refused, her appeal was rejected, and when she failed to leave, she was arrested.
That decision was overturned on appeal.
His conviction is under appeal.
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If something has appeal, people have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
It was a type of game that had universal appeal to male and female.
That is part of the appeal of the ride, the sense of danger.
Beatty is still fabulous at 55, but will marriage dim his sex appeal?
Spike Lee is loved by the critics, but has never had huge audience appeal.
appeal
Verb
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If you appeal for something, you ask for it, often strongly or officially.
The people appealed for help as huge fires advanced towards their homes.
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If you appeal a decision, you ask for it to be changed, especially in law.
The defense notified the State Supreme Court that it would appeal the conviction.
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If you something appeals to you, you have good feelings about it, like it, or want it.
Adventure, money, sex, and violence appeal to large numbers of people.
You've got a product that you think will appeal to an audience that's under 21 years old,
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
peace
Noun
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Peace is the way a country is when there is no war.
The people lived in peace for thirty years.
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Peace is when there is silence or quiet. There is no noise and nothing happening suddenly.
Will you please go away and leave me in peace?